A Sheriff’s Marine Patrol deputy, working with Fish and Wildlife officers, busted Ernesto Rua Pinera, 41, of Homestead, and Raudel Rubio, 36, of Marathon, after they were allegedly caught with 332 wrung tails, of which 304 were undersized, according to a news release from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

The deputy spotted a boat just after 4 a.m. Sunday approaching shore at Marathon with no running lights. He then saw two men get off the boat carrying a large gray box, according to the release.

So the deputy tailed, then stopped the men.

When the deputy asked the men if he could check the large gray box they were carrying, he found the illegal catch.

Those tails won't be making it to any market.

The lobster tails were turned over to FWC to be kept in their evidence facility.